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33.Dd March 14, 2009
34.Dt DISK 9
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm disk ,
38.Nm disk_init ,
39.Nm disk_attach ,
40.Nm disk_detach ,
41.Nm disk_destroy ,
42.Nm disk_busy ,
43.Nm disk_unbusy ,
44.Nm disk_find ,
45.Nm disk_blocksize
46.Nd generic disk framework
47.Sh SYNOPSIS
48.In sys/types.h
49.In sys/disklabel.h
50.In sys/disk.h
51.Ft void
52.Fn disk_init "struct disk *" "const char *name" "const struct dkdriver *driver"
53.Ft void
54.Fn disk_attach "struct disk *"
55.Ft void
56.Fn disk_detach "struct disk *"
57.Ft void
58.Fn disk_destroy "struct disk *"
59.Ft void
60.Fn disk_busy "struct disk *"
61.Ft void
62.Fn disk_unbusy "struct disk *" "long bcount" "int read"
63.Ft struct disk *
64.Fn disk_find "const char *"
65.Ft void
66.Fn disk_blocksize "struct disk *" "int blocksize"
67.Sh DESCRIPTION
68The
69.Nx
70generic disk framework is designed to provide flexible,
71scalable, and consistent handling of disk state and metrics information.
72The fundamental component of this framework is the
73.Nm disk
74structure, which is defined as follows:
75.Bd -literal
76struct disk {
77	TAILQ_ENTRY(disk) dk_link;	/* link in global disklist */
78	const char	*dk_name;	/* disk name */
79	prop_dictionary_t dk_info;	/* reference to disk-info dictionary */
80	int		dk_bopenmask;	/* block devices open */
81	int		dk_copenmask;	/* character devices open */
82	int		dk_openmask;	/* composite (bopen|copen) */
83	int		dk_state;	/* label state   ### */
84	int		dk_blkshift;	/* shift to convert DEV_BSIZE to blks */
85	int		dk_byteshift;	/* shift to convert bytes to blks */
86
87	/*
88	 * Metrics data; note that some metrics may have no meaning
89	 * on certain types of disks.
90	 */
91	struct io_stats	*dk_stats;
92
93	const struct dkdriver *dk_driver;	/* pointer to driver */
94
95	/*
96	 * Information required to be the parent of a disk wedge.
97	 */
98	kmutex_t	dk_rawlock;	/* lock on these fields */
99	u_int		dk_rawopens;	/* # of openes of rawvp */
100	struct vnode	*dk_rawvp;	/* vnode for the RAW_PART bdev */
101
102	kmutex_t	dk_openlock;	/* lock on these and openmask */
103	u_int		dk_nwedges;	/* # of configured wedges */
104					/* all wedges on this disk */
105	LIST_HEAD(, dkwedge_softc) dk_wedges;
106
107	/*
108	 * Disk label information.  Storage for the in-core disk label
109	 * must be dynamically allocated, otherwise the size of this
110	 * structure becomes machine-dependent.
111	 */
112	daddr_t		dk_labelsector;		/* sector containing label */
113	struct disklabel *dk_label;	/* label */
114	struct cpu_disklabel *dk_cpulabel;
115};
116.Ed
117.Pp
118The system maintains a global linked-list of all disks attached to the
119system.
120This list, called
121.Nm disklist ,
122may grow or shrink over time as disks are dynamically added and removed
123from the system.
124Drivers which currently make use of the detachment
125capability of the framework are the
126.Nm ccd
127and
128.Nm vnd
129pseudo-device drivers.
130.Pp
131The following is a brief description of each function in the framework:
132.Bl -tag -width ".Fn disk_blocksize"
133.It Fn disk_init
134Initialize the disk structure.
135.It Fn disk_attach
136Attach a disk; allocate storage for the disklabel, set the
137.Dq attached time
138timestamp, insert the disk into the disklist, and increment the
139system disk count.
140.It Fn disk_detach
141Detach a disk; free storage for the disklabel, remove the disk
142from the disklist, and decrement the system disk count.
143If the count drops below zero, panic.
144.It Fn disk_destroy
145Release resources used by the disk structure when it is no longer
146required.
147.It Fn disk_busy
148Increment the disk's
149.Dq busy counter .
150If this counter goes from 0 to 1, set the timestamp corresponding to
151this transfer.
152.It Fn disk_unbusy
153Decrement a disk's busy counter.
154If the count drops below zero, panic.
155Get the current time, subtract it from the disk's timestamp, and add
156the difference to the disk's running total.
157Set the disk's timestamp to the current time.
158If the provided byte count is greater than 0, add it to the disk's
159running total and increment the number of transfers performed by the disk.
160The third argument
161.Ar read
162specifies the direction of I/O;
163if non-zero it means reading from the disk,
164otherwise it means writing to the disk.
165.It Fn disk_find
166Return a pointer to the disk structure corresponding to the name provided,
167or NULL if the disk does not exist.
168.It Fn disk_blocksize
169Initialize
170.Fa dk_blkshift
171and
172.Fa dk_byteshift
173members of
174.Fa struct disk
175with suitable values derived from the supplied physical blocksize.
176It is only necessary to call this function if the device's physical blocksize
177is not
178.Dv DEV_BSIZE .
179.El
180.Pp
181The functions typically called by device drivers are
182.Fn disk_init
183.Fn disk_attach ,
184.Fn disk_detach ,
185.Fn disk_destroy,
186.Fn disk_busy ,
187.Fn disk_unbusy ,
188and
189.Fn disk_blocksize .
190The function
191.Fn disk_find
192is provided as a utility function.
193.Sh DISK IOCTLS
194The following ioctls should be implemented by disk drivers:
195.Bl -tag -width "xxxxxx"
196.It Dv DIOCGDINFO "struct disklabel"
197Get disklabel.
198.It Dv DIOCSDINFO "struct disklabel"
199Set in-memory disklabel.
200.It Dv DIOCWDINFO "struct disklabel"
201Set in-memory disklabel, and write on-disk disklabel.
202.It Dv DIOCGPART "struct partinfo"
203Get partition information.
204This is used internally.
205.It Dv DIOCRFORMAT "struct format_op"
206Read format.
207.It Dv DIOCWFORMAT "struct format_op"
208Write format.
209.It Dv DIOCSSTEP "int"
210Set step rate.
211.It Dv DIOCSRETRIES "int"
212Set number of retries.
213.It Dv DIOCKLABEL "int"
214Specify whether to keep or drop the in-memory disklabel
215when the device is closed.
216.It Dv DIOCWLABEL "int"
217Enable or disable writing to the part of the disk that contains the label.
218.It Dv DIOCSBAD "struct dkbad"
219Set kernel dkbad.
220.It Dv DIOCEJECT "int"
221Eject removable disk.
222.It Dv DIOCLOCK "int"
223Lock or unlock disk pack.
224For devices with removable media, locking is intended to prevent
225the operator from removing the media.
226.It Dv DIOCGDEFLABEL "struct disklabel"
227Get default label.
228.It Dv DIOCCLRLABEL
229Clear disk label.
230.It Dv DIOCGCACHE "int"
231Get status of disk read and write caches.
232The result is a bitmask containing the following values:
233.Bl -tag -width DKCACHE_RCHANGE
234.It Dv DKCACHE_READ
235Read cache enabled.
236.It Dv DKCACHE_WRITE
237Write(back) cache enabled.
238.It Dv DKCACHE_RCHANGE
239Read cache enable is changeable.
240.It Dv DKCACHE_WCHANGE
241Write cache enable is changeable.
242.It Dv DKCACHE_SAVE
243Cache parameters may be saved, so that they persist across reboots
244or device detach/attach cycles.
245.El
246.It Dv DIOCSCACHE "int"
247Set status of disk read and write caches.
248The input is a bitmask in the same format as used for
249.Dv DIOCGCACHE .
250.It Dv DIOCCACHESYNC "int"
251Synchronise the disk cache.
252This causes information in the disk's write cache (if any)
253to be flushed to stable storage.
254The argument specifies whether or not to force a flush even if
255the kernel believes that there is no outstanding data.
256.It Dv DIOCBSLIST "struct disk_badsecinfo"
257Get bad sector list.
258.It Dv DIOCBSFLUSH
259Flush bad sector list.
260.It Dv DIOCAWEDGE "struct dkwedge_info"
261Add wedge.
262.It Dv DIOCGWEDGEINFO "struct dkwedge_info"
263Get wedge information.
264.It Dv DIOCDWEDGE "struct dkwedge_info"
265Delete wedge.
266.It Dv DIOCLWEDGES "struct dkwedge_list"
267List wedges.
268.It Dv DIOCGSTRATEGY "struct disk_strategy"
269Get disk buffer queue strategy.
270.It Dv DIOCSSTRATEGY "struct disk_strategy"
271Set disk buffer queue strategy.
272.It Dv DIOCGDISKINFO "struct plistref"
273Get disk-info dictionary.
274.El
275.Sh USING THE FRAMEWORK
276This section includes a description on basic use of the framework
277and example usage of its functions.
278Actual implementation of a device driver which uses the framework
279may vary.
280.Pp
281Each device in the system uses a
282.Dq softc
283structure which contains autoconfiguration and state information for that
284device.
285In the case of disks, the softc should also contain one instance
286of the disk structure, e.g.:
287.Bd -literal
288struct foo_softc {
289	device_t	sc_dev;		/* generic device information */
290	struct	disk	sc_dk;		/* generic disk information */
291	[ . . . more . . . ]
292};
293.Ed
294.Pp
295In order for the system to gather metrics data about a disk, the disk must
296be registered with the system.
297The
298.Fn disk_attach
299routine performs all of the functions currently required to register a disk
300with the system including allocation of disklabel storage space,
301recording of the time since boot that the disk was attached, and insertion
302into the disklist.
303Note that since this function allocates storage space for the disklabel,
304it must be called before the disklabel is read from the media or used in
305any other way.
306Before
307.Fn disk_attach
308is called, a portions of the disk structure must be initialized with
309data specific to that disk.
310For example, in the
311.Dq foo
312disk driver, the following would be performed in the autoconfiguration
313.Dq attach
314routine:
315.Bd -literal
316void
317fooattach(device_t parent, device_t self, void *aux)
318{
319	struct foo_softc *sc = device_private(self);
320	[ . . . ]
321
322	/* Initialize and attach the disk structure. */
323	disk_init(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk, device_xname(self), \*[Am]foodkdriver);
324	disk_attach(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk);
325
326	/* Read geometry and fill in pertinent parts of disklabel. */
327	[ . . . ]
328	disk_blocksize(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk, bytes_per_sector);
329}
330.Ed
331.Pp
332The
333.Nm foodkdriver
334above is the disk's
335.Dq driver
336switch.
337This switch currently includes a pointer to the disk's
338.Dq strategy
339routine.
340This switch needs to have global scope and should be initialized as follows:
341.Bd -literal
342void foostrategy(struct buf *);
343
344const struct dkdriver foodkdriver = {
345	.d_strategy = foostrategy,
346};
347.Ed
348.Pp
349Once the disk is attached, metrics may be gathered on that disk.
350In order to gather metrics data, the driver must tell the framework when
351the disk starts and stops operations.
352This functionality is provided by the
353.Fn disk_busy
354and
355.Fn disk_unbusy
356routines.
357The
358.Fn disk_busy
359routine should be called immediately before a command to the disk is
360sent, e.g.:
361.Bd -literal
362void
363foostart(sc)
364	struct foo_softc *sc;
365{
366	[ . . . ]
367
368	/* Get buffer from drive's transfer queue. */
369	[ . . . ]
370
371	/* Build command to send to drive. */
372	[ . . . ]
373
374	/* Tell the disk framework we're going busy. */
375	disk_busy(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk);
376
377	/* Send command to the drive. */
378	[ . . . ]
379}
380.Ed
381.Pp
382When
383.Fn disk_busy
384is called, a timestamp is taken if the disk's busy counter moves from
3850 to 1, indicating the disk has gone from an idle to non-idle state.
386Note that
387.Fn disk_busy
388must be called at
389.Fn splbio .
390At the end of a transaction, the
391.Fn disk_unbusy
392routine should be called.
393This routine performs some consistency checks,
394such as ensuring that the calls to
395.Fn disk_busy
396and
397.Fn disk_unbusy
398are balanced.
399This routine also performs the actual metrics calculation.
400A timestamp is taken, and the difference from the timestamp taken in
401.Fn disk_busy
402is added to the disk's total running time.
403The disk's timestamp is then updated in case there is more than one
404pending transfer on the disk.
405A byte count is also added to the disk's running total, and if greater than
406zero, the number of transfers the disk has performed is incremented.
407The third argument
408.Ar read
409specifies the direction of I/O;
410if non-zero it means reading from the disk,
411otherwise it means writing to the disk.
412.Bd -literal
413void
414foodone(xfer)
415	struct foo_xfer *xfer;
416{
417	struct foo_softc = (struct foo_softc *)xfer-\*[Gt]xf_softc;
418	struct buf *bp = xfer-\*[Gt]xf_buf;
419	long nbytes;
420	[ . . . ]
421
422	/*
423	 * Get number of bytes transfered.  If there is no buf
424	 * associated with the xfer, we are being called at the
425	 * end of a non-I/O command.
426	 */
427	if (bp == NULL)
428		nbytes = 0;
429	else
430		nbytes = bp-\*[Gt]b_bcount - bp-\*[Gt]b_resid;
431
432	[ . . . ]
433
434	/* Notify the disk framework that we've completed the transfer. */
435	disk_unbusy(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk, nbytes,
436	    bp != NULL ? bp-\*[Gt]b_flags \*[Am] B_READ : 0);
437
438	[ . . . ]
439}
440.Ed
441.Pp
442Like
443.Fn disk_busy ,
444.Fn disk_unbusy
445must be called at
446.Fn splbio .
447.Sh CODE REFERENCES
448This section describes places within the
449.Nx
450source tree where actual
451code implementing or using the disk framework can be found.
452All pathnames are relative to
453.Pa /usr/src .
454.Pp
455The disk framework itself is implemented within the file
456.Pa sys/kern/subr_disk.c .
457Data structures and function prototypes for the framework are located in
458.Pa sys/sys/disk.h .
459.Pp
460The
461.Nx
462machine-independent SCSI disk and CD-ROM drivers use the
463disk framework.
464They are located in
465.Pa sys/scsi/sd.c
466and
467.Pa sys/scsi/cd.c .
468.Pp
469The
470.Nx
471.Nm ccd
472and
473.Nm vnd
474drivers use the detachment capability of the framework.
475They are located in
476.Pa sys/dev/ccd.c
477and
478.Pa sys/dev/vnd.c .
479.Sh SEE ALSO
480.Xr ccd 4 ,
481.Xr vnd 4 ,
482.Xr spl 9
483.Sh HISTORY
484The
485.Nx
486generic disk framework appeared in
487.Nx 1.2 .
488.Sh AUTHORS
489The
490.Nx
491generic disk framework was architected and implemented by
492.An Jason R. Thorpe
493.Aq thorpej@NetBSD.org .
494